This Thursday, September 18, there will be a Public Hearing regarding a zone change of the land approximately between 100 & 200 E and 400 S in Millville. It is currently zoned (A) Agriculture and the proposal would be to change it to (R-1) Residential.

If the zone change is passed, this will allow for Steward Land Company (a developer based out of Ogden, Utah that specializes in town homes and apartment buildings) to purchase the land from current owners Sue Jeff Investment Property, LLC (who purchased the land zoned as (A) Agriculture as an investment property, per the LLC name and prior to the land being annexed into Millville City).

While this area of Millville might not directly concern you, the proposal should.

The developer plans to build 78 homes (down from 120, per Mayor Hair in the 9/11/25 City Council Meeting) on the 35 acres. Up until August 14, 2025, this area of Millville was zoned such that homes were to be built on 2 acres. On August 14, 2025 the City Council passed an ordinance that lifted zoning restrictions for this area, which goes against the City Master Plan and against Planning & Zoning’s recommendations.

As we have all just experienced with the recent installation of the sewer in Millville, the City infrastructure is not currently set up for this type of housing development. 78 homes with 2 cars per home would increase traffic by 156 vehicles. It would affect culinary water, schools, churches, the post office, sewer (that isn’t even up and running yet), police/fire/EMS (3 things that our small town currently shares with Hyrum City & Nibley City).

Growth is inevitable and we welcome new citizens to our wonderful city, however, this type of growth is not what Millville wants or needs.

Per the Millville City General Plan 2016 Appendix 3: Community Identity & Values, a survey was done and the outcome was that “Millville is a destination rather than a thoroughfare...One value most residents share is a love of open space. Many people in the community have large lots and enjoy farming and having animals. All of which contributes to Millville’s country living at its finest. They want to preserve and maintain open areas and recreational opportunities because they set Millville apart from other surrounding communities…The results indicated residents want to continue agricultural and animal uses, continue large lots developments, enhance existing recreation opportunities, and improve infrastructure in the community. Millville residents hope that by planning for growth they can preserve the culture and character of the community.”

If the city council passes this change, it sets precedence for the future, which would not be taking Millville in the direction its citizens would like it to go.The public hearing regarding this zoning change is this Thursday, September 18 at 8pm at the Millville City Office, 510 E 300 S Millville, UT. Please come to let the City and developers know that we do not want this zoning change. There is strength in numbers!

We have been through so much with the sewer situation and the dust hasn’t even settled yet.

Let’s keep Millville “Country Living at its Finest!”